Virginia Giraudo

Virginia Marie Giraudo, a resident of Los Gatos for 80 years, died peacefully on Jan. 24. She was 96.

She was born on Feb. 12, 1916, in Antioch, the second of Richard and Helen Lazzeri's nine children.

In 1933, she married Battista Giraudo, and they had two children, Marguerite and Robert. Together with her husband, she owned and operated several businesses in Los Gatos. Later in life, she was a courier for the pathology lab in Los Gatos, working there for 25 years and retiring at the age of 80.

Mrs. Giraudo traveled extensively throughout Europe, China and Africa. She also loved to bowl, winning many trophies; she was an enthusiastic fan of baseball and football; and she was an avid reader of romance novels.

Her husband, children and all of her brothers and sisters died previously. Mrs. Giraudo is survived by seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Feb. 1, 11 a.m., at the Darling-Fischer Mortuary in Los Gatos.